Confederate Ball Plans Highlight Birmingham Social Season
A long Birmingham social page notes the upcoming Confederate ball at the Southern Club on December 10 with a nine thirty reception, grand march, old time reels, and new dances. Prominent attendees include Governor Henderson and Daughters of the Confederacy members. Committees cover floor, invitations, music, and decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Club
Wm. L. Yancey
Birmingham Ledger
Henderson
Daughters of the Confederacy
Birmingham
R. H. Pearson
Charles J. Sharp
S. L. Ledbetter
W. F. Estes
Ernest Redd
R. W. Ewing
W. C. Shackelford
Richard Johnston
Chappell Cory
R. G. Bankston
C. C. Adams
R. F. Pittman
Leonard Hobart
Julian Gorham
Bessie Mae Thompson
Maybelle Stottenwerck
Mitchell Williams
E. C. Carper
Hamilton Bostick
George M. Webb
Y. A. Dyer
J. C. Carmichael
J. T. Bissett
Ida Adams
Myrtle Miles
Maud Kelly
Montgomery Journal
Simple homemade cough syrup claims and price
An advertisement promotes a homemade cough syrup described as fast acting and effective for various coughs and croup. It praises Pinex and guaiacol, claims cheaper cost per pint, and offers a satisfaction guarantee with a simple preparation method.
Birthday Children Born in November Invited to Empire Theatre
The Item lists W L Gaines Jr Harold Lexi Frank Zirlott Inez Adams Nellie Cox Gilbert Aver born in November with addresses and ages. The newspaper invites all November birthday children to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon and asks them to send full details to Children’s Editor at Mobile Item two days before their birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gaines, Jr
Charleston St
Harold Lexi
S. Warren St
Frank Zirlott
Toulminville
Inez Adams
Devcesce
Nellie Cox
St. Emanuel St
Gilbert W. Aver
Government St
the Item
Empire Theatre
Hair Shine Aid Promises Natural Curl Without Damage
Readers are advised against hot iron straightening and offered a hair product called liquid silmerine as a safe alternative. The advertisement claims applying a small amount at night with a clean toothbrush yields a lovely curl and natural wave by morning, with no stickiness or greasiness.
Social Calendar and Society News Highlights
Community events fill the week with clubs and gatherings at Settlement Home and Y M C A plus Bridge and dancing groups. Mobile society notes report travels, visits, and weddings among residents, with multiple confirmations of guests from Chicago New Orleans Boston and Huntsville among others.
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Genevieve Watson
Vera Green
Pensacola
Miss Watson
Edna Finch
Matthew Brewster
Rogers
New Orleans
Huntsville
T. J. Larkin
Aimee McDermott
J. Keefe
J. D. Murphy
Murphy
W. A. Evans
Little River
Chicago
Larkins
Elizabeth George
Alice Burton
Burton Avenue
Boston
H. A. Shelley
Gulfport
Mobile
Aline
Marie Rosen
D. R. Miller
J. F. Bryant
Raymond
Esther O. Bryant
Birmingham
R. B. Dickson
Blanche
Bay Minette
Montgomery
Selma
J. O. Dickens
Meridian
W. C. Lertz
Shreveport
William Mason Ford
C. ¥ F .Sparks
Alton
Moville
Confessions of a Wife and an Electric Car Romance
Margie and Bill Tenney discuss love and trust during a car ride after admiring a new electric vehicle. The talk reveals marital strains, jealousy, and hints of past romances as they circle the block, wary of Donna’s possible reaction. The excerpt ends with an unresolved tension between honesty and discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tenney
Bill
Margie
Donna
Two Mobile Priests Remembered With Requiem Masses
A mass of requiem will be held Wednesday at 8 AM in the Cathedral for Rev. Thomas P. Cassidy who died in Providence. At St Francis Xavier's Church Toulminville a requiem mass is set for Rev. Father Edward M. Shea, former pastor, Thursday at 8 AM.
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John Francis
Jerby
Te Club
LE Baron Lyons
Birmingham Age-Herald of
Sospital
George Huntington Clarke
Rose Heustis
Mobile
Oss Rris-Carr
Alma E
E. P. Carr
C. W. Morris
O. C. Meee
St. Francis Street
Huntsville
Francis Tappey
C. 8. Shawhan
Welfare For Women and Children Committee
Daughters of the American Revolution
Elks
Elks Theatre
Twickenham Town
Masons
Piedmont
Winston Garth
Huntsville Mercury
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
George Izard
Government Street
King’s Highway
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Thomas P. Cassidy
Providence
R. L
St. Francis Xavier’s Church
Toulminville
Edward M. Shea
Tuberculosis Care Advised with Diet and Open Air
Advertisement urges prompt attention to diet and hygienic living for tuberculosis. It recommends pure, well cooked food, outdoor exposure, sleeping with windows open, and if needed, remedies like Eckman’s Alterative as a nonpoisonous adjunct to healthful living. Sold by Eckman Laboratory affiliated druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckmen
Ares Drug
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
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Wind
Frank L. Stanton
Kingsley
Joseph Parker
Ab.l.s
George Huntington Rke
Dist Church Parsonage
Ethel
C.T. Bailey
Mrs. Morris
Old Shell Road
D. A. R. Conference
Dickens
Cable Hall
James Dickens
Federation of Music Clubs of
Music Study Club
South
W. S. Webster
Cliff Road
B. D. Gilbert
Gilbert
A. P. Kennon
Watts
Carol Senn
J. Y. Porter
John C. Henley
Cawthon Hotel
James R. Hagan
Hans Curiel
Clara Schumann Club
Mobillans
Hagan
Julius Goldstein
Minnie Black
S. S. Tam
Chas. Schofield
John Willis
Geraldine Farrar
Zoelner
Kathleen Parlow
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Lillian Tardy
Tuscaloosa
C. C. Anderson
William Harvey
Decatur
Gary
Dadeville
Mary Thurber
J. W. Bolling
Ed Garrett
Athens
C. C. Bulard
Opelika
Tancred Betts
DeShaye
LaPage
Henry Chase
Charles Shawhan
Gregory D.S. Smith
Harry T. Inge
Groom
St. George Tucker
Eugene Gill
J. Morgan Smith
Ellen Peter Bryce
Milton Humes
Brunette
Thompson
Eufaula
W. R. Hutton
Milton Lanier
John Delaney
Sam Hindman
Tuscumbia
Charles Dilliard
W. W. Whiteside
Oxford
M. M. Cantrell
A. O. Lane
J. H. Lane
Sylacauga
J. J. Hightower
Wayne Patton
Livingston
Hotel Twickenham
Loraine Cunningham
T. K. Jackson
Hugh Stone
T. C. Booth
Friendship Club
Wesley Deakle
K. O. C. Hall
Sydney R. Prince
D. P. Bestor
N. L. Vickers
Myrtle Murray
F. H. Co
Alice Harrison
B. M. Cogswell
Spring Hill
Grace Harris
College Girls
Dramatic Club
Gertrude Amundsen
Barton Academy
Agnes Scott
Mary A. Warren
Mary C. Thurber
Virginia Cavalier
John
Lawrence Lavretta
Washington
New York
Jeanne Marie Muret
Winfield
Kan
Mamie
Sadie Phelps
Richard Redwood
Alice Jones
Alexandria
F Davis
Yellow Pine
Etta Krassing
Mount Vernon
M. T. Russell
California
C. A. Reichert
Grand Bay
P. D. ‘Bevitt
Florida
C. M. Marriott
J. C. Hobart
Homewood
Ala
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Kodaks
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